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Good to see Ninty holding up well, poor old N-Gage :)
UK HARDWARE FIGURES: PS2 SALES GO BALLISTIC
Sony's mind-bogglingly successful PS2 continues to wow the Great British public, with just under a staggering 97,000 units shifted for the week ending December 6 - that's up nearly 25 percent on the previous week.
With the exception of Nokia's N-Gage, which continues to underperform, all of the consoles enjoyed stable or increased sales. Ninty's GBA sold just over 6,500 units, which is pretty much in keeping with last week's figure. The GBA SP reached just over 38,000 units however, an increase of over 20 percent.
GameCube enjoyed a similar rise, selling just short of 19,000 units, while the Xbox climbed 16 percent to shift over 25,000 units. Sadly, the N-Gage struggles on, with ChartTrack's latest figures revealing the phone-console hybrid sold less than 250 units in the 6,000 accredited specialist games retailers, down 4 percent on last week's figures.
But it should be noted that these figures don't cover sales from mobile phone specialists like Carphone Warehouse.
UK HARDWARE FIGURES: PS2 SALES GO BALLISTIC
Sony's mind-bogglingly successful PS2 continues to wow the Great British public, with just under a staggering 97,000 units shifted for the week ending December 6 - that's up nearly 25 percent on the previous week.
With the exception of Nokia's N-Gage, which continues to underperform, all of the consoles enjoyed stable or increased sales. Ninty's GBA sold just over 6,500 units, which is pretty much in keeping with last week's figure. The GBA SP reached just over 38,000 units however, an increase of over 20 percent.
GameCube enjoyed a similar rise, selling just short of 19,000 units, while the Xbox climbed 16 percent to shift over 25,000 units. Sadly, the N-Gage struggles on, with ChartTrack's latest figures revealing the phone-console hybrid sold less than 250 units in the 6,000 accredited specialist games retailers, down 4 percent on last week's figures.
But it should be noted that these figures don't cover sales from mobile phone specialists like Carphone Warehouse.
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AliBoy wrote:
> Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Further evidence that the so called 'Great' British are a bunch of
> drooling mongs.
>
>
> If you think about it, most if not all the people who post on here
> are gamers (would be weird to come on here if you didn't have some
> kind of interest in computer games) so they know what the pros and
> cons of each of the consoles are (ie their own views on what they
> like and dislike)
>
> Majority of the general public who are not gamers don't have a
> knowledge like us on here so base their views on a console from the
> games it has, what people tell them and also on advertising/marketing
> etc.
= Drooling mongs.
> Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Further evidence that the so called 'Great' British are a bunch of
> drooling mongs.
>
>
> If you think about it, most if not all the people who post on here
> are gamers (would be weird to come on here if you didn't have some
> kind of interest in computer games) so they know what the pros and
> cons of each of the consoles are (ie their own views on what they
> like and dislike)
>
> Majority of the general public who are not gamers don't have a
> knowledge like us on here so base their views on a console from the
> games it has, what people tell them and also on advertising/marketing
> etc.
= Drooling mongs.
Lol, 250.
It'd be interesting to hear the total sales figures (including phone retailers), but even so, 250?
I figure the price will come down too, and it'll be available much cheaper on 1 year contracts, but still, 250?
The wireless multiplayer was a nice idea. Shame you'll never find 2 people with an ngage in one place :^D
It'd be interesting to hear the total sales figures (including phone retailers), but even so, 250?
I figure the price will come down too, and it'll be available much cheaper on 1 year contracts, but still, 250?
The wireless multiplayer was a nice idea. Shame you'll never find 2 people with an ngage in one place :^D
Im surprised the original GBA sold that many actually considering the GBA SP is more appealing
Insane Bartender wrote:
> 97,000 PS2s?
>
> That just can't be right. If they'd sold at that rate since launch,
> pretty much ever man, woman and child would have bought at least 2
> PS2s by now.
Of course its right... they're replacement ones for all the out of warranty PS2s...
> 97,000 PS2s?
>
> That just can't be right. If they'd sold at that rate since launch,
> pretty much ever man, woman and child would have bought at least 2
> PS2s by now.
Of course its right... they're replacement ones for all the out of warranty PS2s...
Tiltawhirl wrote:
> Further evidence that the so called 'Great' British are a bunch of
> drooling mongs.
If you think about it, most if not all the people who post on here are gamers (would be weird to come on here if you didn't have some kind of interest in computer games) so they know what the pros and cons of each of the consoles are (ie their own views on what they like and dislike)
Majority of the general public who are not gamers don't have a knowledge like us on here so base their views on a console from the games it has, what people tell them and also on advertising/marketing etc.
> Further evidence that the so called 'Great' British are a bunch of
> drooling mongs.
If you think about it, most if not all the people who post on here are gamers (would be weird to come on here if you didn't have some kind of interest in computer games) so they know what the pros and cons of each of the consoles are (ie their own views on what they like and dislike)
Majority of the general public who are not gamers don't have a knowledge like us on here so base their views on a console from the games it has, what people tell them and also on advertising/marketing etc.
ßulle††™ wrote:
> Insane Bartender wrote:
> 97,000 PS2s?
>
> That just can't be right. If they'd sold at that rate since launch,
> pretty much ever man, woman and child would have bought at least 2
> PS2s by now.
>
> Yeah, I saw that and wondered where they're all going...
Some black market supplier is shipping them all off to some run down country at exstorionate prices (perhaps France?)
> Insane Bartender wrote:
> 97,000 PS2s?
>
> That just can't be right. If they'd sold at that rate since launch,
> pretty much ever man, woman and child would have bought at least 2
> PS2s by now.
>
> Yeah, I saw that and wondered where they're all going...
Some black market supplier is shipping them all off to some run down country at exstorionate prices (perhaps France?)
Well the N-gage is doing as i predicted, no one wants one because they are akward and too bloomin expencive.
And to bring it out near winter was silly, who is going to be wanting to play on Lara in the freezing cold when you can sit in your house in the warm and play it on the playstation or pc.
They should of throught more, bring it out in the summer when perants buy their kids toys to keep them quite on holiday.
And to bring it out near winter was silly, who is going to be wanting to play on Lara in the freezing cold when you can sit in your house in the warm and play it on the playstation or pc.
They should of throught more, bring it out in the summer when perants buy their kids toys to keep them quite on holiday.
er-no wrote:
> God I hate the UK.
Does God really want to know that?
> God I hate the UK.
Does God really want to know that?
God I hate the UK.
Dr Gonzo wrote:
> Yeah - I know. How did 250 of the fools end up with an nGage?
BRILLIANT :D
> Yeah - I know. How did 250 of the fools end up with an nGage?
BRILLIANT :D
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